November 2014

Succesful demonstration of Alphasat-Sentinel-1A laser link

News: an important milestone for the ARTES 7 EDRS programme

28 November 2014 – Marking a first in space, Sentinel-1A and Alphasat have linked up by laser stretching almost 36 000 km across space to deliver images of Earth just moments after they were captured.

Video: Linking by laser for fast data delivery

The Alphasat/Sentinel-1A optical link payloads have now been qualified. This ESA video describes how the system works.

ESA announces signing of Iris Precursor contract

News: the next stage of ESA's long-running ARTES 11 Iris programme

26 Nov 2014 – A contract worth €15 million was signed by ESA’s Magali Vaissiere, ESA’s Director of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications, and Rupert Pearce, Inmarsat CEO, worth €15 million at Westminster in London, UK.

New ARTES 5.1 Schedule Adjustment CCN

The Contract Change Notice template should be used when a contract change is required that affects only the schedule of a running ARTES 5.1 activity. If further contractual changes are required (e.g. new or amended work package content, changes to deliverables) the standard CCN template defined in the contract should be used instead.

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Eligibility:
- A
- B
- CDN
- Switzerland
- Czech Republic
- D
- Denmark
- E
- F
- FIN
- United Kingdom
- I
- IRL
- LUX
- N
- Netherlands
- POR
- Romania
- S